Sunday, February 13, 2011

Apple Snacking Spice Cake from Flour Bakery Cookbook

Last week was crazy busy. Day trip to San Diego, sickness and a garbage bag full of baked goods that never made it to their destination (um, don't want to be known as Typhoid Mary), and just the usual 75 degree winter weather of Los Angeles. :)

However, I did manage to make this yummy cake from my latest obsession, the Flour Bakery cookbook.

When I drank coffee in college (I don't drink much caffeine now...gives me a headache), I would be the person who had a bit of coffee with my milk and sugar. This cake has a bit of batter with lotsa apples, pecans and raisins. The batter is superthick but all comes to together in a yummy cake. You'll need a 10" round cake pan for this delicious snacking cake.

A sprinkling of powdered sugar is all this cake needs. Another winning recipe from the Flour Bakery cookbook! Yum!

I never, ever, ever bake treats (and only just baked my first loaf of bread in years this weekend!), but the Flour Bakery cookbook is incredibly tempting to me -- especially after seeing the deliciousness that bloggers I admire (like you!) are whipping up from it.

I loved Flour when I lived in Boston. Maybe it's time for me to get over my baking phobia…

Snacking cake is a great name for it. I love the kind of cake where you can just grab a slice as you walk through the kitchen. The more apples and other yummies that are tucked inside; the better. I'm loving this.